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MJO Working Group

The US CLIVAR MJO Working Group was formed in June 2006. MJO Simulation Diagnostics (developed by the working group) hold promise in guiding future model testing and improvement as well as increased sub-seasonal forecast skill. The Working Group has now reformulated as a WCRP/WWRP-THORPEX YOTC Task Force. They concluded their activities in 2010.

MJO Working Group

Bill Stern

NOAA GFDL

Eric Maloney

Oregon State University

Mitch Moncrief

NCAR

Siegfried Schubert

NASA GSFC

Ken Sperber (co-chair)

Lawrence Livermore

Bin Wang

Univ. of Hawaii

Wanqui Wang

NOAA NCEP

Klaus Weickmann

NOAA CDC

Duane Waliser (co-chair)

JPL/Cal Tech

Chidong Zhang

University of Miami RSMAS

John Gottschalck

NOAA NCEP

Harry Hendon

BMRC

Wayne Higgins

NOAA NCEP

DaehyunKim/In-Sik Kang

Seoul National University

Kathy Pegion

COLA

Nick Savage

UK Met Office

Augustin Vintzileos

NOAA NCEP

Frederick Vitart

ECMWF

Matt Wheeler

BMRC

Steve Woolnough

University of Reading

Terms of Reference

Develop a set of diagnostics to be used for assessing MJO simulation fidelity and forecast skill.

Develop and coordinate model simulation and prediction experiments, in conjunction with model-data comparisons, which are designed to better understand the MJO and improve our model representations and forecasts of the MJO.

Raise awareness of the potential utility of subseasonal and MJO forecasts in the context of the seamless suite of predictions.

Help to coordinate MJO-related activities between national and international agencies and associated programmatic activities.

Provide guidance to US CLIVAR and Interagency Group (IAG) on where additional modeling, analysis or observational resources are needed.